BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT VZW - BIOPILOT PLANT BBEPP
HISPANAGAR SA
SALATA GMBH
CIVITTA EESTI AS - CIVITTA ESTONIA LTD
TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
ALGINOR ASA
ROQUETTE KLOTZE GMBH & CO. KG
CENTRE D'ETUDE ET DE VALORISATION DES ALGUES SA - CEVA
CEAMSA - COMPANIA ESPANOLA DE ALGAS MARINAS SA
NORDIC SEAFARM AB
NUTRITION SCIENCES
SAPONIA KEMIJSKA, PREHRAMBENA I FARMACEUTSKA INDUSTRIA D.D. - SAPONIA D.D.
ZETO EHF
RNB, S.L
PROJECT
Algae biomass is highly underexploited and its efficient utilization is one of the main challenges in current and future EU marine policies towards sustainability. CIRCALGAE will boost the blue bioeconomy by applying an HOEGSKOLAN integrated biorefinery concept to valorise the massively produced (over 36Mt of algae biomass annual world production) and vastly underexploited algae industrial waste streams (which can add up to 95% of the initial biomass) from the main existing sources to date: the phycolloid production from macroalgae and protein/lipid microalgae industries. CIRCALGAE’s simple, water-based technologies, will transform these waste streams into value-added ingredients to be used in speci!c texturized vegan foods, health-promoting food ingredients, protein rich feed, and cosmetic formulations incorporating texturizing or highly bioactive ingredients for topical use. 3 blue biorefinery schemes up-scaled to hundreds of kg will be demonstrated throughout CIRCALGAE project. 12 demonstrator products will be developed by food, feed and cosmetic industry partners validating the great potential of novel algae ingredients in these key sectors. Additionally, final products will be qualifed for market including their studies in consumer acceptance assessments. Through co-creating and co-learning, CIRCALGAE will connect all algae cross-sectional actors, including industrial end-user partners, RTOs, technological and consultancy SMEs, for the validation of all health-promoting effects and claims, regulatory aspects and environmental, economic and social impacts, engaging all relevant stakeholders in the primary sector to re-shape the current industrial network for a future thriving blue bioeconomy.